samgo_WashingtonNPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94From WSHU's daytime and evening classical programs, Kate Remington and Lauren Rico give you a heads-up on some of the best music they've selected.NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94Classical Music HighlightsTue, 20 Mar 2018 01:48:55 +0000Classical Music Highlightshttp://wshu.org
Kate RemingtonOne of the first pieces Lukas Foss wrote after arriving in this country was his Capricco for cello, to capture the wide-open landscape he saw for the first time. We'll enjoy it tonight.Classical Music Highlight: America's Wide-Open Spacehttp://wshu.org/post/classical-music-highlight-americas-wide-open-space
80493 as http://wshu.orgMon, 19 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0000Classical Music Highlight: America's Wide-Open SpaceKate RemingtonMozart was just a teenager when he wrote his five violin concertos. Today we'll enjoy Hilary Hahn's new performance of the Concerto No. 5.Classical Music Highlight: A Concerto By A Teenage Mozarthttp://wshu.org/post/classical-music-highlight-concerto-teenage-mozart
80492 as http://wshu.orgMon, 19 Mar 2018 05:00:00 +0000Classical Music Highlight: A Concerto By A Teenage MozartKate RemingtonJoin us for a Saint Patrick's Eve celebration tonight with Four Irish Dances by Percy Grainger, and Amy Beach's Suite on Irish Themes for Two Pianos.Classical Music Highlight: More Irish Funhttp://wshu.org/post/classical-music-highlight-more-irish-fun
80491 as http://wshu.orgFri, 16 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0000Classical Music Highlight: More Irish FunKate RemingtonThey say everyone's Irish on Saint Patrick's Day, so that includes Beethoven, who wrote variations on Irish folk songs. We'll enjoy them today, and lots of other Irish music for Saint Patrick's Day.Classical Music Highlight: The Wearin' O' The Greenhttp://wshu.org/post/classical-music-highlight-wearin-o-green-1
80434 as http://wshu.orgFri, 16 Mar 2018 05:00:00 +0000Classical Music Highlight: The Wearin' O' The GreenKate RemingtonTonight we'll visit the castle on Cornwall's rocky coast where, according to legend, King Arthur was born, in Arnold Bax's impression, Tintagel.Classical Music Highlight: The Birthplace Of The 'Once And Future King'http://wshu.org/post/classical-music-highlight-birthplace-once-and-future-king
80433 as http://wshu.orgThu, 15 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0000Classical Music Highlight: The Birthplace Of The 'Once And Future King'Kate RemingtonAs a very special anniversary gift, the owners of the Dumbarton Oaks estate commissioned Stravinsky to write them a unique piece of music. We'll enjoy the concerto he wrote today.Classical Music Highlight: An Imaginitive Anniversary Gifthttp://wshu.org/post/classical-music-highlight-imaginitive-anniversary-gift
80370 as http://wshu.orgThu, 15 Mar 2018 05:00:00 +0000Classical Music Highlight: An Imaginitive Anniversary GiftKate RemingtonTonight we'll enjoy some music that captures the rugged landscape of Scotland: the Scottish Legend by Amy Beach and Sir Alexander MacKenzie's Scottish Concerto for piano and orchestra.Classical Music Highlight: Music From The Wilds Of Scotlandhttp://wshu.org/post/classical-music-highlight-music-wilds-scotland
80369 as http://wshu.orgWed, 14 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0000Classical Music Highlight: Music From The Wilds Of ScotlandKate RemingtonSharon Isbin salutes her hero Joan Baez in a suite of Joan's iconic music by John Duarte. We'll enjoy it this morning.Classical Music Highlight: A Tribute To A Folk Iconhttp://wshu.org/post/classical-music-highlight-tribute-folk-icon
80249 as http://wshu.orgWed, 14 Mar 2018 05:00:00 +0000Classical Music Highlight: A Tribute To A Folk IconKate RemingtonVaughan Williams recalls his elementary school days with his Charterhouse Suite . We'll enjoy it tonight.Classical Music Highlight: Vaughan Williams' School Dayshttp://wshu.org/post/classical-music-highlight-vaughan-williams-school-days
80248 as http://wshu.orgTue, 13 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0000Classical Music Highlight: Vaughan Williams' School DaysKate RemingtonToday we'll whisk you away from our wintry weather for a quick vacation in Spain with Eduard Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole.Classical Music Highlight: Imagining Somewhere Warmer?http://wshu.org/post/classical-music-highlight-imagining-somewhere-warmer
80247 as http://wshu.orgTue, 13 Mar 2018 05:00:00 +0000Classical Music Highlight: Imagining Somewhere Warmer?Kate RemingtonWe'll do some imaginary traveling this evening with the Symphony No. 2, A Journey on Southerly Winds by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger and Schumann's impression, Of Foreign Lands and People.Classical Music Highlight: An Imaginary Journey To Far-Off Landshttp://wshu.org/post/classical-music-highlight-imaginary-journey-far-lands
80134 as http://wshu.orgMon, 12 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0000Classical Music Highlight: An Imaginary Journey To Far-Off LandsKate RemingtonViolinist Daniel Hope recently rounded up a bunch of musician friends for a lively session, performing music that's hundreds of years old in a fresh way. We'll enjoy a few of the tracks this morning.Classical Music Highlight: Music With No Sell-By Datehttp://wshu.org/post/classical-music-highlight-music-no-sell-date
80133 as http://wshu.orgMon, 12 Mar 2018 05:00:00 +0000Classical Music Highlight: Music With No Sell-By DateKate RemingtonGustav Mahler's last finished symphony, his ninth, includes a sarcastic response to the critics that plagued him throughout his career. We'll hear how he roasted them tonight.Classical Music Highlight: Mahler's Parting Shothttp://wshu.org/post/classical-music-highlight-mahlers-parting-shot-0
80078 as http://wshu.orgFri, 09 Mar 2018 17:00:00 +0000Classical Music Highlight: Mahler's Parting ShotKate RemingtonLeopold Stokowski was never happy with the orchestration that Ravel made of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition , so he made his own, and we'll enjoy it today.Classical Music Highlight: A Different View Of Mussorgsky's "Pictures"http://wshu.org/post/classical-music-highlight-different-view-mussorgskys-pictures
80076 as http://wshu.orgFri, 09 Mar 2018 06:00:00 +0000Classical Music Highlight: A Different View Of Mussorgsky's "Pictures"Kate RemingtonBrahms brought the horn indoors to play nicely with other instruments in his Horn Trio, Op. 40, but he kept some of its wilder tendencies as well. We'll enjoy it tonight.Classical Music Highlight: Taming The Horn's Outdoor Soundhttp://wshu.org/post/classical-music-highlight-taming-horns-outdoor-sound
80072 as http://wshu.orgThu, 08 Mar 2018 17:00:00 +0000Classical Music Highlight: Taming The Horn's Outdoor SoundKate RemingtonGerald Finzi intended his Eclogue for Piano and Orchestra to be the middle movement of a concerto, but it has since become a work all by itself, and listening to it might be the perfect way for you to relax this morning.Classical Music Highlight: Need A Moment...?http://wshu.org/post/classical-music-highlight-need-moment-0
79946 as http://wshu.orgThu, 08 Mar 2018 06:00:00 +0000Classical Music Highlight: Need A Moment...?Kate RemingtonHans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid was prepared to give up her immortal soul to marry the prince she loved. Tonight we'll enjoy Alexander von Zemlinsky's musical version of The Little Mermaid.Classical Music Highlights: A Mermaid's Longinghttp://wshu.org/post/classical-music-highlights-mermaids-longing
79945 as http://wshu.orgWed, 07 Mar 2018 17:00:00 +0000Classical Music Highlights: A Mermaid's LongingKate RemingtonRespighi's Pines of Rome takes us to some interesting locations, including a hike on the ancient Appian Way. We'll tag along this morning.Classical Music Highlight: Hitting The Road With Rome's Centurianshttp://wshu.org/post/classical-music-highlight-hitting-road-romes-centurians
79944 as http://wshu.orgWed, 07 Mar 2018 06:00:00 +0000Classical Music Highlight: Hitting The Road With Rome's CenturiansKate RemingtonWhen his beloved Chloe is captured by pirates, it's up to Daphnis to rescue her. We'll enjoy a new performance of Ravel's ballet this evening.Classical Music Highlight: Daphnis' Daring Rescuehttp://wshu.org/post/classical-music-highlight-daphnis-daring-rescue-1
79943 as http://wshu.orgTue, 06 Mar 2018 17:30:00 +0000Classical Music Highlight: Daphnis' Daring RescueKate RemingtonWe'll enjoy some music inspired by fairy tales this morning, including an overture to Beauty and the Beas t by Philip Glass.Classical Music Highlight: Musical Fairy Taleshttp://wshu.org/post/classical-music-highlight-musical-fairy-tales
79893 as http://wshu.orgTue, 06 Mar 2018 06:00:00 +0000Classical Music Highlight: Musical Fairy Tales